Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur have both been handed tough draws in this season’s Europa League.
The Reds will play Besiktas, Bordeaux and Swiss side FC Sion, while Spurs have been drawn alongside Anderlecht, AS Monaco and FK Qarabag.
Both Premier League sides face lengthy trips, with Spurs headed to Azerbaijan to visit Qarabag, and Liverpool travelling to Istanbul to take on Besiktas.
Besiktas are no strangers to the Europa League, but they have also qualified for the Champions League group stage on five occasions.
Meanwhile, Belgian champions Anderlecht have reached the Champions League proper nine times.
Tottenham’s toughest opponent should be Ligue 1 giants AS Monaco, who reached the Champions League final in 2004 and knocked Arsenal out of last season’s tournament.
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Europa League group stage draw in full
Group A: Ajax, Celtic, Fenerbahce, Molde
Group B: Rubin Kazan, Liverpool, Bordeaux, FC Sion
Group C: Borussia Dortmund, PAOK, Krasnodar, Qabala
Group D: Napoli, Club Brugge, Legia Warsaw, Midtjylland
Group E: Villarreal, Viktoria Plzen, Rapid Vienna, Dinamo Minsk
Group F: Marseille, Braga, Slovan Liberec, Groningen
Group G: Dnipro, Lazio, Saint-Etienne, Rosenborg
Group H: Sporting Lisbon, Besiktas, Lokomotiv Moscow, Skenderbeu Korce
Group I: Basel, Fiorentina, Lech Poznan, Belenenses
Group J: Tottenham Hotspur, Anderlecht, Monaco, Qarabag
Group K: Schalke, APOEL, Sparta Prague, Asteras Tripolis
Group L: Athletic Bilbao, AZ, Augsburg, Partizan
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